Woman, two children die in I-10 collision

A woman and two young children were killed in an I-10 crash Tuesday afternoon after the eastbound car they were in crossed the center median and collided head on with a westbound tractor trailer.

The incident happened at 3:24 p.m. near mile marker 214 a few miles east of the exit at Mahan Drive, according to a Florida Highway Patrol press release.

A 2007 Chevrolet Impala was heading east in the inside lane when it's back end collided with the front of a 2013 Honda Accord carrying two people. The Impala began spinning and crossed the outside lane and median into westbound traffic. The Impala, driven by 64-year-old Diane Downey, collided head on with a westbound tractor trailer traveling in the emergency lane. The tractor trailer was traveling in the emergency lane due to constructin in the area, the FHP report said.

Downey, along with her passengers, a 10-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy, all of Thomasville, Ala., died in the crash.

The driver of the tractor trailer, Denis Makori, 27, from Springfield, Mo., was taken to Tallahassee Memorial HealthCare with minor injuries. His 4-year-old passenger was not injured. The driver of the Accord, Cassandra Robles, 33, and her 1-year-old passenger, both of Tallahassee, were not injured either.